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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
6
The bulk of last season’s wheat was sold to Producers at prices well below the recent levels, averaging perhaps 125 cents per bushel. The price was about 1 cent above normal, while consumers paid floor prices double or triple the normal. The text suggests someone besides farmers profited, impacting the consumer and national prosperity.
The piece argues wartime household protection without harming farmers, calling for reasonable profits for intermediate dealers. It condemns the price gap from farm at 1.25 to 1.50 per bushel versus 2.50 to the consumer, warning it breeds want and discontent and urges government intervention with cooperation from big grain dealers like Max Houser.
The Portland Oregonian urges spending the first million from a six million dollar bond on Columbia highways between Astoria and The Dalles and the Pacific highway. It argues against sectional appeals, urging the highways commission to avoid bias and to keep preelection promises for future road funding.
Readers urged to vacation locally in Umatilla County to save money while supporting patriotism. Emphasizes nearby mountains and streams offering affordable resort stays, and warns against opposing the flag and American ideals. Notes Pendleton liberty bond participation at $550,000 and references a London terrorism raid as mischaracterized.
The article reports on the cruiser that escorted the body of the late Amburn Anlor Guthrig from Japan to Ban. It notes the vessel's role in the transport and honors observed during the voyage.
Mr and Mrs George Wrtinkle visited the area on a warm July evening and planned a brief stay at nearby springs. John Gogen, famed proprietor of the Golden Rule Hotel, had just returned from California.
Realty transfers include W A Gillam and others to A Culiem and others for 1 dollar, with town acreage description. Maher and others to More-Man for 100 dollars in west area. Johns to Griffith for 600 dollars involving lots and blocks in Water and Ferry areas. Emma Floyd to A Stephens for 100 dollars at Hotel Gee Teed area.
The Coast League section lists multiple games and player names across teams. Ericks, Smith, Deughtery, and McKee lead one matchup while Crandall, Holes, Pentier, and Fisher appear in another. The report references Seattle, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia and other cities with incomplete line details and varying scores.
Officials from the Priestian Flouse of Fords and government departments met on June 12 to confirm sufficient food supply for planned contracts. The conference outlined regular terms for the year 1517-1608 and aligned district-wide provisions and distribution.
Fragmented text references a June 12 date, fees, a 900,000 cult of the Pattinore loge, and a public agreement with Drecunter. It mentions evidence, the Federal law, and a Peewee agreement. The passage is garbled about who made what commitment and timing. Strong entities are unclear due to OCR damage.
Letter from Verne Boynton, a Marine Corps hospital corps recruit at Fort Lawton Washington, describes daily routines, drills, meals, and quarters. He notes intense discipline, mornings with roll calls and guard, afternoon drill, and evening retreats plus limited off hours, with meals described as plain but hearty and coffee available.
A fragmented report describes a conference involving British and Soviet actions amid Arctic killings. Delegates discuss security measures and cooperation with Nordic unions, aiming to curb violence and uphold restrictive accommodations.
An opaque fragment mentions France and a general arrival in Athens amid Allied actions. The garbled text references talent, herbs, and a terse note about a novice or novice-like event, with no clear dates, places, or outcomes to anchor a solid report.
Amsterdam report says German aviator Laetit Lohsefer, credited with his thirtieth air kill, died leading a squadron in a fight with British aircraft. The incident is noted by the Rheinisch-Westphälische Zeitung amid the June dispatches.
Fragmentary text recalls tense relations with Germany and a potential near term move. Names and specifics are obscured by unreadable OCR, offering only hints of a political or diplomatic development involving an unnamed party.
Major Jemer announces the awarding of 82 contracts for the construction of 15 woolen ships. George W Geithals, general manager of the Shipping Yard’s Emergency Fleet Corporation, oversees the work in Washington.
A reader named Mesa Marines Karr of South Proadeus Ave California writes thanking the doctors for the benefit from Favorite Prescription. She describes long illness and loss of mobility then recovery enabling her to perform housework and care for children, expressing gratitude for the medicine and urging others to write for relief.
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